Dapol 2S-010-004 Hall Class 5908 Moreton Hall BR Lined Black Early Crest

Dapol 2S-010-004 Hall Class 5908 Moreton Hall BR Lined Black Early Crest

Cracking N gauge steam locomotive that will bring a touch of class to any layout.

Churchward’s original scheme for standard GWR locomotives included a medium sized mixed traffic 4-6-0 with 6' wheels, but this actually was not built until 1936 when Collett introduced the Grange. In 1924 after requests from the Running Department for a more powerful mixed traffic engine, Collett designed the Hall class which was a development of Churchward’s 4-6-0 Saint.

Using the same boiler but reducing the driving wheel diameter to 5"-8' the tractive effort was increased to 27,275lb, 3,000lb more than the Saint. Collett also added his side window cab which provided more protection for the crew from bad weather. After three years of extensive testing the engine was found to be thoroughly useful, able to tackle all kinds of traffic and popular with the crews. Between 1928 and 1943 a total of 258 engines were constructed and several survive into preservation.

These great little models feature lots of details including external pipe work, directional lighting, and finely printed external logos and numbering.

Features of this locomotive:
Finely etched name plates
Tungsten chassis and 12 wheel pick up
Comes with factory fitted traction tyres
Painted cast wheels with fine relief and detail
Accessory bag with spares and other added detail
Finely moulded body and tender with many separately added fine details
Dapol’s tender drive system that delivers power to the locomotive wheels
Improved rare earth magnet motor generating up to 50% more torque for enhanced slow running speeds